The sand dredger Welsh Piper returned to North Devon on Friday when it delivered cargo to Yelland Jetty. Notts Contractors removed the sand into three lorries totalling some 1190 tonnes. The ship sailed at 10:30 hours and took the last of the ebb downriver to sea. The sand was dredged from the locat
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, in a ceremony on 2 April 2012 at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. https://www.you
The IHC Beaver® 50 is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and special design features including: – A Cutter Special® pump which combines a large ball passage with high suction performance and high efficiency. – One single diesel engine providing efficient power supply for all energy consumers
Peel Ports, the UK’s second largest ports group, is backing the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College, which has just entered into its consultation period. The port group hopes that the University Technical College – UTC – which is due to open in 2014, will give young peopl
IHC Merwede is focussed on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMklI-L9Vh8 It is the global market leader for efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment – with vast experience accumulated over d
Mexico: Dredging Giants Eye Guaymas Port Contract According to José Luis Castro, the Guaymas Port director, the first phase of the port expansion will be tendered in March. VIDEO: Jan De Nul Group People and vessels. These are the driving forces behind Jan De Nul Group. VIDEO: Van Oord “Athena”
More than 64,000 more homes will be better protected from the devastating effects of flooding after 93 new flood defences were given the green light to start construction this year. With £294 million to be invested in flood risk management this year, 165,000 homes are now expected to be better prote
Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) has announced that pre-registrations for its CSD Simulator Training have exceeded expectations. With the registration deadline closing in, the company is looking forward to commencing training sessions, starting April 7, 2013. On April 7, the DTC Cutter Dredge Sim
A delegation of companies and research institutes, including IMARES and LEI, both part of Wageningen UR, travels to Murmansk in April to jointly identify opportunities for the expansion of the harbour. Within Triple P@Sea, Wageningen UR maps how the harbour can grow in a sustainable manner. The expe
Next month, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will transfer €290 million to the Dutch State. This is eight years ahead of the schedule planned in 2005. In 2005, the Dutch State, the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port Authority agreed that the Port Authority would receive a total amount of €726 mil
Cutting process on an IHC Beaver 50 cutter dredger. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The IHC Beaver® 50 is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and special design features including: – A Cutter Special® pump which combines a large ba
THV Vlaamse Baaien 2100 has won the Ostend beaches replenishment project. The works include dredging, transporting and depositing of appropriate sea sand in the project area. This assignment aims to implement a beach (and banks) supplementation on the beach of Ostend. The total value of this sand pl
Arcadis Nederland BV has introduced a plan for the harbour construction works on the island of Aruba. This contract will include: – Construction and repair of embankments; – Land reclamation; – Dredging works; – Installation of bollards. The development works will be carried out on the island of Aru
Animation of the IHC 8527 MP cutter dredger. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Reliable and efficient dredger with outstanding perfomance. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, February 15, 2013
